Fueling system



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FUELING SYSTEM Filed' Nov. 18. 1952 2 sheets-sheet 1 grt/vanto@ sept. 1s, 1934.

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FUELING SYSTEM Filed Noy.n 18. 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 `Patented Sept. 18, 1934 FUELING SYSTEM Clarence I. JUStheim, Salt Lake City, Utah, and' Jean C. Stafford, Dayton, Ohio; said Staffordassignor to said Jus'their'n Application November 1 9 Claims;

Our invention relates to automobiles and has for its object to provide a new and efficient fueling system for internal combustion engines which system eliminates the carburetor, pump, or vacuum tank and accomplishes the same results with the use of a mixing chamber suction device and an auxiliary tank.

\ A still further object is to provide an atmospheric balance in the auxiliary tank which will draw the fuel from the main tank and mix it with the proper proportions of air as tocompletely c'arburet the fuel before it enters the suction device and when it enters the suction vdevice it is further mixed with air to provide greater mileage .per gallon of fuel.

A still further object is to provide'an auxiliary tank which, when connected with a proper type of suction device mounted at the intake manifold, will draw the fuel from the main supply tank and mix it with air.

A still further 'object is to provide a `mixing tank to be used in ccnjunction'with a suction device with the mixing tank to provide means for an atmospheric balance in said tank so that when the iuel is drawn therefrom it is a combustible mixture.

A still further vobject is to provide means to build up sufficient suction in the auxiliary tank to draw Afuel 'from the main tank, with means to by-pass this suction, should it become too great to allow the system to Work in balanced condition.

These objects We accomplish with the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which similar numerals Aand letters of reference indicate like .parts throughout the several views and as `described 'in the Aspecification forming la part of this application and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings in which we have shown our device Figure 1 is a diagrammatic section o'f the device shown connected with the suction device by arrow.

Figure 2 is a section of a modified form of tank.

-Figure 3 is a diagrammatic sectional View of a suction device and auxiliary tank showing means to control the suction within the tank.

Figure 4 is a modified form of tank from vthat shown in Figure 3.

Figure `5 is a sectional view of one portion of the cover of the tank shown in Figure 1, showing a modified form -of controlling the .suction built up in the tank.

8,1932, Serial No. @43,1842

(CL 26h-72)- vFigure V6 is 'a sectional view' ci' the suction device used with Figure 1 to draw the fuel to the internal combustionl engine Figure F1 is 5a sectional view of the suction device used with Figure In the drawings we have shown the suction device as A, and lsaid device is formed. .of a frusto-coni'cal chamber 1, joined to a reversed truste-conical chamber 2, by a curved joint 3, With the end 'of the chamber 1 flanged and .secured .to the intake manifold of the engine. Surrounding the juncture of the two chambers, We provide an annular ychamber 5, which is connected `with the auxiliary tank B by a line 6. Ports 7 fare drilled through thewall of the chamber 1 at vthe point :0i greatest constriction where the conical wall is tangential to the curved Wall and said ports are bored through at an angle sloping from the outer side 'of the wall to the inner side and toward the en'd where the chamber 1 is joined to the intake manifold. An annular chamber 8 is formed laround the chamber 2, said `chamber f8 having ya partition therein, said partition carrying ports therethrough controlled by valves 8a and a lead line 8b connects the outer portion vof the chamber 8 with 'direct fuel. A valve 9 controls the suction through the suction device A and .is mounted for manual control in the vopen 'end of the chamber -2.

The auxiliary tank B is made with the 'cover provided with a .large boss 10 formed on the top side 'of the 'cover therefor, and a vsmaller .boss 11 formed :concentric therewith on the yunder side of the cover.. The lboss 1'0 .is provided with an annular chamber .1.2 therein and Within the chamber va cylindrical ,partition 414: forms a chamber 13, within Athe chamber 12, but separated therefrom. The Aprftrtition 14 is provided with a flange xon the end by which it is secured to the "inner end fof the (chamber 12 by securing the cylinder to the end through inserting a bolt -15 therethrough. 'The bolt 15 is formed with 2a tapered upper fportion 16 `and curved open -loWer 17, with the end vof the portion 16 in open connection with the line 6. We then secure tapered cylinder 18 in the inner chamber 13 and the lower fend of fthe 'cylinder 18 is extended fthrough the bottom of the boss 11 to near the :bottom of the tank :B. The cylinder A18 fis concentric with the bore loi the bolt 15 and with-in :the cylinder we provide a hollow tube -19 having 1a port 19a inthe top fend thereof and Wit-h the bottom. end 20fopeningiinto a sump 21, which sump is formed in the.. bottom of the tank =B. A screen Vis :carried in 'the sump to screen all gas entering the sump from the tank and to provide clean fuel for the tube 18. An adjustment nut 23 is carried mounted within the power` portion of the cylinder 18 to provide for vertical adjustment of the tube 19.

Ports 24 are bored through the wall of the cylinder partition 14 into the Vchamber 13 from the chamber l2 and a slanting port 25 is bored through the boss 1l into the chamber 13 from the interior of the tank B. An aerator 27 is placed in the tank B under the cylinder 17 to aerate the fuel within the cylinder 17. The aerator has a lead in line 28 from the top of the tank to provide airinto the aerator, said air to pass down the line 28 into the aerator and out through ports 29 in the top of the aerator. A plug` 30 is screwed into the bottom end of the sump to close'it. A fuel inlet line 31 leads from the main supply tank, 4 not shown, into the cover of the tank B and a float 32 controls the level of fuel in the tank B by closing off the inlet port 3l by the'valve 34. A port 35 aids in closing the valve4 34 by allowing the pressure in the tank B to pass through the port 35 into the chamber 36 above the valve head and press down upon the head of the valve 34.

The top end of the cylinder 18 is Abeveled inwardly at 37 to aid in suction through the cylinder and draw the fuel. from the port 19a. in the tube 19. An atmospheric balance port is formed into the chamber 12 by introducing an atmospheric valve 38 therein, said valve being adjustable as to the amount of air allowed to enter the chamber 12. 1n the chamber Y13 we also provide a needle valve 40 controlled by the suction in said chamber, the suction of the chamber when increased draws the valve upwardly, closing the head in the port 41, thereby closing this suction.

In the form of tank shown in Figure 2, there is a cylinder mounted therein, said cylinder carrying a tapered frusto-conical inner cone 46 therein, with the top end of the fcone tapered inwardly at 47,.to aid in drawing fuel through the central tube 53 and to draw fuel vapors from. the chamber Within the cone and cylinder 45. Ports 48 arebored through sidewalls of the cylinder 45 and said ports are'opened or closed by the fuel level in the tank B1. A cylinder 49 is carried in the tank, concentric with and surrounding the cylinder 45 with a'port from the tank into the bottom of the cylinder 49. Within the cylinder 49 a float 50 is carried, the iioat 50 carrying a cone 51 therein, said cone having the top end iianged downwarly at 52 to provide a closure valve for theports 48. As the fuel raises or falls in the cylinder the vapors are drawn through the lower ports from within the cone 5l and the level of the fuel within the cone is raised, thereby raising the level of fuel in the cylinder 45. As the cone lowers, the atmospheric pressure in the tank B is allowed to enter the cylinder 45 through the upper ports 48, thereby changing the suction through the lead line from the fuel suction device and through the cone 46.

Centrally in the cylinder 45 concentric with the cone 46 we provide a tube 53 leading down into a sump 54 in the bottom of the tank B1 and the bottom of the sump is closed by a plug 55. Over the sump and under the cylinder 45 and cone 46, we provide an aerator 56 with the interior of the aerator connected with the atmosphere by a lead in line 57.

A lead in line 58 connects thevtank B with a source of fuel supply, either the main supply tank or with a pump, or vacuum tank. The suction through the tank B1 provides ample suction to draw fuel from the main supply tank, but if desired the tank may be connected with gravity feed or any of the other well known systems of drawing fuel from the main supply tank. A port 59 in the top of the tank Bl is opened or closed by a valve 61 and the valve is controlled by the level of fuel in the tank, by the float 62. A port 60 allows the atmospheric pressure in the tank B1 to enter a chamber over the head of the valve 61 and aid in closing the valve.

In the device shown in Figure 3 the suction device D is formed similar to that shown in Figure l with a frustro-conical chamber 64 joined to a similar shaped chamber 66 by a curved wall 67 with the chamber 66 reversed as to the chamber 64. A butterfly valve controls the suction through the device and a buttery valve 69 controls the air allowed to enter the device through the chamber66. Surrounding the curved wall joining the two chambers we provide an annular chamber 70 to which a lead line 71 is connected the said line 71 being joined to the auxiliary tank E. Ports 68 are bored through the juncture of the curved wall 67 through the tangential connection of the curved wall to the chamber 64. The auxiliary tank E is provided with a cover F and said cover F has a boss 72 formed thereon with a conical bore therein making a conical chamber and within the chamber a cylindrical member is carried. A port 73 connects the interior of the chamber within the tank E with the open bore vof the pipe chamber 74, into ,which chamber 74 the lead line or pipe 71 is connected. The member 75 is provided with a conical casting forming a cone 76 therein with the top end of the cone chamfered inwardly or beveled at 77 with the bottom flat and perforated to form a port 78 therethrough. Through this port a needle valve and fuel jet 78a is passed with the top end bored to allow fuel to pass therethrough and with the top end also tapered to make the needle end thereon the lower portion of the valve passing down through the vaporizer 79.

The vaporizer 79 is connected with the atmosphere by a line 83 and an extension 84 is formed on the line 83 above the fuel level of the tank E with a port 85 in the end of the extension 84. This valve is closed by a slidingvalve 85, said valve being' operated by the suction created in the tank by the port 73. This suction operates on a piston 88 carried in a.cylindrical boss 89 with the stem 86 of the lvalve connected with the piston 88 and through a port 90 larger in diameter than the stem 86. As the suction in the tank increases a spring under the piston 88 is compressed and the piston is drawn down opening a port 87 in the side of the stem 86 to the port 85, allowing the suction in the tank to be partially balanced by incoming air through the line 83 and extension 84.

Surrounding the needle valve 78a we provide a cylindrical member carrying a spring 81 therein, said spring normally holding the needle valve in opened position, but allowing the needle valve to vary up and down by the suction through the device. A set screw 82v holds the cylindrical member and the needle valve in constant position relative to each other.

An atmospheric pressure valve 91 is provided through the cover F to automatically allow air 1 Leva-71.3

pressure from the atmosphere" to enter the tank E from the atmosphere' surrounding the tank when the suction within the tank demands such pressure. The usuall neat 93 controls the' flow of fuel from# the source of fuel supply (not shown) through the line 92.

In the modi-ned form :shownin Figure 4 the cover ofv the tank` has: a; conical' boss formed thereon which` has` a port 95 therethrough' leading intoA the upper end thereof from the interior of the tank to create required suction in the tank and a conical chamber 94 is formed in the boss within which thel top' end of a tube 96l is carried, the bottom end of. thev tube' being in the fuel at the; bottom of the tank. Within the tube a tubular needleA valve' 97 is carried with the top end' perforated andv with'- the top end tapered? into a1 needle where itl is passed out through the tapered' perforated' end` of the cone 96; Surrounding the' valve 97' we provide a cylindrical member S18-:with ai spring 99 carried therein pressing on a tube 102 inl thev bottom' of the tank,. said tub'ef'bein'gy open to the fuel in the tank andadaptedlto allow fuel to pass therethrough into the valve 97. An aerator 101 supplies air into the bottom of the cone 96. This aerator is provided with the air suction control device like that shown in Figure 3. The usual float and inlet pipes are also shown as in Figure 3. A lead line 7l connects the space above the fuel with an annular chamber surrounding the suction device similar to the manner shown in Figure 1.

In Figure 5, We have shown another method i of controlling the suction in the tank shown in Figure 1, by controlling the port 41 by a flat valve 106 operating over the open end of the said port. This valve is operated by the suction built up in the tank, said suction drawing a piston 103 down in a chamber 102, drawing the connecting stem 104 down and closing the port 41 by the suction within the tank. A spring 105 normally holds the port 41 open by acting on the bottom side of the piston 103.

The operation of the device is as follows:

When the motor is rotated the suction thus created draws air through the suction device A and through the line 6 from the chamber 13 and from the cone 18 in the tank B. This draws -fuel through the tube 19 out of the port 19a and through the cone 16 into the line 6 to the suction device A. Also fuel vapors from the cylinder 18 are drawn through the end 37 of the cone 18 into the cone 16 and the line 6 and thence to the suction device.

Air to vaporize the fuel in the cylinder 18 is drawn through the line 28 and through the aerator 27 through the ports 29 to bubble up `through the fuel within the cone and cylinder and vaporize this fuel. An atmospheric balance is set up in the tank B and the suction line through the atmospheric ports 39 in the tank B and the valve 38 in the chamber 12, thereby making the device operative.

Having thus described our invention we desire to secure by Letters Patent and claim:-

1. In a device of the class described the combination of a cone carried in a tank; means to i. control the flow of air thereinto; a fuel line leading from said tank and cone to the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine; means to aerate the fuel in the cone; means to break the suction through the aerator; means to I control the flow of fuel into the tank; and a jet mounted through the cone to direct raw fuel into the fuel lin'e from the top of the cone.

2. a device of the class described the combination of a suction device mounted to the intakemanifold of an internal combustion engine; ai lead line therefrom; an auxiliary tank ccnnected with said lead line and with the main supply tank of the engine; a by pass from the lead line into' the space above the fuel in the auxiliary tank; a spring controlled jet to introduce raw fuel into thelead line; a cylinder surrounding sai'd jet"v to direct fuel vapors into said lead line; means' to aerate the fuel in the cylinder; means by the involved pressure and suction in the cylinder to move the jet; and means to' balance" the suction andi pressure in the tank.

3. In a device of the class described the combination of a suction device mounted to the intake manifold of anintern'al combustion engine; an auxiliary tank mounted near said suction device; an. annular chamber surrounding one portion of saidsucti'on device; ports leading from annular cham-ber' into the interior of said suctiond'ev-ice; a cylinder rnoun-ted in said tank, to which the annular chamber is connected; a partitioned annular chamber mounted on said suction device; valves to control ports through the partition; ports leading from the inner portion of the partitioned annular chamber into the suction device; and a lead line from the outer portion of the partitioned annular chamber into the fuel in said tank.

4. In a device of the class described the combination of a suction device mounted to the intake manifold of an internal combustion engine; an auxiliary tank mounted near said suction device; an annular chamber surrounding one portion of said suction device; ports leading from the annular chamber into the interior of said suction device; a cylinder mounted in said tank to which the annular chamber is connected; a partitioned annular chamber mounted on said suction device; valves to control ports through the partition; ports leading from the inner portion of the partitioned annular chamber into the suction device; a lead line from the outer portion of the partitioned annular chamber into the fuel in said tank; and means to balance the pressure and suction in the tank.

5. In a fueling system the combination of a tank to be used in combination with the main supply tank and a suction device mounted at the intake manifold of an engine; a chamber carried in said tank; means to aerate the fuel in the chamber; means to draw the aerated fuel from the chamber to the suction device; an annular ring surrounding one portion of said suction device; a partition in said annular ring; ports leading from the inner portion of said annular ring into said device; means to control the suction through ports in the partition; and a lead line from the outer portion of said annular ring into the fuel in the tank.

6. In a fueling system the combination of a tank to be used in combination with the main supply tank and a suction device mounted at the intake manifold of an engine; a chamber carried in said tank; means to aerate the fuel in the chamber; means to draw the aerated fuel from the chamber to the suction device; an annular ring surrounding one portion of said suction device; a partition in said annular ring; ports leading from the inner portion of said annular ring into said suction device; means to control the suction through ports in the partition; means to control the level of fuel in said tank; and a lead line from the outer portion of said annular ring into the fuel in the tank.

7. In a fueling system the-combination of a tank to be used in combination with the main supply tank and a suction device mounted to the intake manifold of an engine; a chamber carried in said tank; means to, aerate .the fuel in the chamber; means to draw the aerated fuel from the chamber to the suction device; an an nular ring surrounding one vportion of said suction device; a partition in said annular ring; ports leading from the inner portion of said annular ring into said suction device; means to control the suction through ports in the partition; a lead line from the cuter portion of said annular ring into the feul in said tank; another annular ring surrounding said suction device and a lead line from said annular ring into the tank above the level of fuel therein;

8. In a fueling system the combination of a tank to be used in combination with the main supply tank and a suction device mounted to the intake manifold of an engine; a chamber carried in said tank: meanst'oaeratei-the fuel in the chamber; means to.v draw the aerated. fuel from the chamber to the suction device; an annular` ring surrounding one portion of said suction device; a .partition in said annular ring; ports leading from the inner portion of said annular ring into said suctiondeviceynieans to control the suction through ports in the partition; a lead line from the outer portion of said annular ring into the fuel tank and a lead line-from said annular ring into the tank above the level of fuel therein. I

. 9. .In a device of the class described, the combination ofa suction device-mounted to the intake manifold of the internal combustion engine; a fuel supply tank'in open connection with said suction device; means to aerate fuel in said tank; vand a high speed jet leading into the connection between thesuction device and tank `to direct raw fuel into the suction device by the actionof the aerated fuel passing thereby and therearound.

CLARENCE I. JUsTHEIM. J. c. STAFFORD. 

